FIGHTER PLANES IN INDIAN MILITARY

Sea Harrier

two 30-mm Aden cannon, plus provision for 3629 kg (8,000 Ib) of stores carried on five pylons and including four AIM-120 AMRAAM or two AMRAAM and four Sidewinder AAMs, two Harpoon or Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles and a number of other advanced weapons to complement the types carried by the Sea Harrier FRS.Mk 1

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Mirage 2000

It is made in France, it is single seat er
two 30-mm DEFA 554 cannon with 125 rounds per gun, plus provision for up to 6300 kg (13,889 lb) of external stores including AAMs, ASMs, bombs, rockets, ECM pods and reconnaissance pods

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Rafale

A fighter whose characteristics resemble its name, the Dassault Rafale ("Squall") is one of the most capable 4.5th generation fighters in service, and arguably the most potent European aircraft operating from carriers. Designed in both navalized and land-based versions, it replaced aircraft in Armee De L'Air (French air force) service that could only be described as legends themselves, such as the Mirage 2000 and Super Etendard. Unlike many newer combat aircraft, the Rafale has seen combat in multiple conflicts, although primarily in the Middle Eastern theatre.

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Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)

In the early 1980s, India, well aware that the Mig-21s, Mig-23s, and a variety of other aging Russian fighters composing a vast percentage of their air power would soon grow obsolete, decided to produce a new fighter to replace the MiG-21 "Fishbeds" legacy. The new aircraft would be of indigenous design, and its development would fall under the care of India's own Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, or HAL.

MiG-29 Fulcrum

One of the greatest combat aircraft of all time, development of the MiG-29 was initiated with the goal of creating a fighter with such exceptional performance, that any western examples would be severely outclassed. During the new interceptor’s first flight, it proved itself able to combat, if not outperform the F/A-18 Hornet and the equally legendary F-16 Fighting Falcon.

PAK FA

For years, western audiences (and even some eastern) have been exposed to only two operational 5th generation fighters, Lockheed-Martin's F-22, and their F-35 lightning. Many people have seen these as the pinnacle of fighter technology. That all changed when the Sukhoi T-50 made its first appearances in early 2010, emerging explosively into a world dominated by American fighters.